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Detroit residents addressed the growing number of vacant, blighted properties by building urban neighborhood farms. Several poor neighborhoods in Cleveland surround the medical and university districts, where institutions have nurtured small businesses that now provide hospital laundry service, as well as supply fresh produce for patient, student and staff meals. Seattle has turned part of a city park into a “food forest,” where visitors can pluck fruits and vegetables for free. “These are places trying to create a different way of thinking about the kind of future they can build when they start from the grassroots,” said Sarah van Gelder, who founded Yes! Magazine in 1996 and last year published, “The Revolution Where You Live.” Van Gelder, a New Paltz native who lives in suburban Seattle, will help lead the 15th annual World on Your Plate conference this weekend at Daemen College in Amherst. The conference, open to all, will feature presenters who … [Read more...] about World on Your Plate conference features national figure in local food movement

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori of Japan and pop star Hồng Nhung will take part in a special concert in HCM City on October 6. The show, Em Mơ (I Dream), will feature Vietnamese songs and dances by young composers and choreographers. Mori and dancer Linh Nga will perform in a contemporary piece, while Nhung will sing with Vietnamese-American singers Bằng Kiều and Quang Dũng. Young singer Bùi Anh Tuấn, winner of Golden Apricot for Best Male Singer in 2016 by Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper, will also be featured. The concert will feature a fashion show by designer Nguyễn Công Trí. Trí will introduce his Spring-Summer 2018 collection, Coco Yêu Dấu – Coco La Bien Aimée (Coco - The Beloved), featuring clothes in styles popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Highlighted designs include áo dài in silk and lace inspired by Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Concert to feature Miss Universe 2007 at 7th Military Zone Gymnasyum

MANILA -- Two of the hottest portable camera drones have just been launched in the Philippines. After their international debut last month, DJI launched the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom. As a user of the DJI Spark, a mini drone that features many of DJI's signature technologies, I was excited to see what the latest models have in store for users. The Mavic Pro 2 is world's first drone with an integrated Hasselblad camera, while the Mavic 2 Zoom is the world's first foldable consumer drone with optical zoom capability. Flight time was also beefed up to 31 minutes from the previous Mavic Pro’s 27 minutes. Designed for professionals, aerial photographers, videographers and content creators, DJI said the Mavic 2s are the most advanced camera drones they’ve built with a host of intelligent features. Travel bloggers, vloggers and tech journalists got to briefly pilot the drones during the recent launch held by DJI in collaboration with ICT distributor MSI-ECS Philippines to test … [Read more...] about DJI Mavic 2 review: New drones feature Hasselblad camera, Hitchcock effect

A report in Britain’s The Sunday Times says global rugby administrators have agreed to a new annual world championship featuring 12 international teams in a major shake-up of world rugby. It would involve six teams from each hemisphere, and would likely also have a second division with promotion and relegation available from the top tier. Test rugby’s major shake-up looks set to go with the 12-team inter-hemisphere plan and could be introduced as early as 2020. While the game’s bosses left a Sydney meeting late last week without revealing their intentions, The Sunday Times reports that the controversial plan first aired by World Rugby Agustin Pichot is the favoured option. It would take place in the July and November international windows and involve a 12-team competition. There would be six teams from each hemisphere – England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales from the north, and South Africa, Australia, Argentina and New Zealand from the south, … [Read more...] about International rugby reportedly set for a new 12-team championship featuring the world’s best sides in major overhaul

BOSTON — A report from an independent state agency on the potential costs of a November ballot question on nurse staffing levels is generating controversy before its findings are even made public.The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is scheduled to release its analysis Wednesday, but supporters of Question 1 are suggesting it's highly unusual for any state agency to weigh in on a proposed law before voters, let alone the agency that would be responsible for developing regulations and overseeing implementation of the law if it is approved. The ballot initiative proposes mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in all of the state's hospitals and in other health care facilities. The ratios would vary based on levels of care required in various hospital settings.For example, no more than three patients could be assigned to a single nurse in step-down/intermediate care units. The ratios would be lower for emergency room, intensive care or operating room patients, and higher for … [Read more...] about Boston panel featuring Jeff Flake moved to more secure venue